PLAYSCHEME: Basingstoke Play Council will be operating an open access playscheme at the community centre fields from August 16 to 20, weather permitting.

The playscheme will run from 1.30pm until 4.30pm, and will include lots of activities for the children.

It is aimed at children aged from five to 11 years only.

It is also worth noting that open access means that the children are not booked in - they are free to come and go as they wish, so younger children will need to be accompanied.

Further details from the Play Council on 844847.

NEW vet for Hatch Warren: Pets at Home, based at the Hatch Warren Retail Park, plans to open a veterinary surgery in October.

It will be known as the Companion Care Veterinary Surgery, and will operate alongside the existing pet store.

Surgery hours will include early evenings and possibly Sundays as well.

SATURDAY Fun Club: Bookings are now being taken for children to attend the next Saturday Fun Club at the community centre in September.

The club is for children of primary school age only and guarantees them a morning of creative fun while parents are free to shop.

For further details and bookings, call 811262

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